Camila Alves & McConaughey

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Don't expect Camila Alves to squeal about how different her life is once she finally ties the knot with Matthew McConaughey. Alves says she doesn't expect walking down the aisle to change much at all in her relationship with McConaughey, mostly because they're like a married couple already.

"We've been living a married life for over six years now," the Brazilian model tells ET Canada. "We have homes together, we have family together, we have kids, we've built a life together. So, we've been living a married life this whole time."

The one truly meaningful part of it, she adds, is what it means to their children – Levi, who will be 4 in July, and Vida, who just turned 2.

"I think it's great for the kids," Alves says. "Levi actually understands what it means now that Mama's going to have the same last name as they have, so that's neat."

But what's important in the long run? "A lot of people, sometimes they're so stuck on 'I gotta get married, I gotta get married,'" Alves says. "They forget that the really important thing... is to have a healthy home, a healthy family, a healthy environment for your kids and to have everything going in a good, peaceful way."

Alves and McConaughey got engaged in December but still haven't set a date for the nuptials. "I really haven't thought much about the wedding," Alves says. "We just got a new home, it's just been really busy. I'm just really enjoying being engaged."